Leadership
University Leadership
The Wright State University Board of Trustees exercises general oversight of the university and bears ultimate responsibility for its organization, finances, and governance. The board approves strategic plans, budgets, personnel decisions, and policies. The board appoints the president, to whom it delegates operating responsibilities for the university, and provides ongoing counsel to them.
The president—in collaboration with trustees and members of the university community—sets the university’s strategic direction, serves as its ambassador, and appoints its senior leadership. This includes the provost, the chief academic officer who oversees the educational mission of the university.
Executive Officers and Administration
- Matthew C. Chaney, Ed.D., Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
- Eric Corbitt, M.Ed., Dean of Students (interim)
- Sean Culley, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel
- Andrea Faber, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Campus
- Bob Grant, M.B.A., Director of Athletics
- Emily Hamman, M.A., Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- JJ Jenkins, M.B.A., Vice President for Compliance and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
- Madhavi Kadakia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
- Burhan Kawosa, M.B.A., Associate Vice President, Financial Operations
- Tim Littell, M.S.Ed., Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
- Carol Loranger, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Bruce Mackh, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Assessment and Chief Accreditation Officer
- Gregory Sample, M.P.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Susan Schaurer, M.S., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success
- Bill Shepard, M.S., Vice President for Advancement
- Michael Stankas, B.S.C.E., Chief Information Officer
- Amy Thompson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Tom Webb, M.A., Associate Vice President of Accessibility
- Karen Wilhoit, M.A., M.L.S., University Librarian
Deans
- Darryl K. Ahner, Ph.D., P.E., Engineering and Computer Science
- Eric Corbitt, M.Ed., Dean of Students (interim)
- James Denniston, Ph.D., Health, Education, and Human Services
- Donald H. Hopkins, Jr., M.B.A., Raj Soin College of Business (interim)
- Ayşe Şahin, Ph.D., Science and Mathematics
- Shu Schiller, Ph.D., Graduate Programs and Honors Studies (interim)
- Gary Schmidt, Ph.D., Liberal Arts
- Gregory Toussaint, M.D., Boonshoft School of Medicine (interim)
Elected Representatives
- Stephanie Buettner, President of Student Government
- Subhashini Ganapathy, Ph.D., President of the Faculty
- Jill Puthoff, Chair of Lake Campus Staff Advisory Council
- Amanda Spencer, Chair of Staff Senate
